Thursday, September 29, 2011

I'm super lzy right now but I just want to come on here and rave about the polish I've been wearing for about three days now. And if you guys must know anything about me it's that I'm a one day polish type of gal. The polish I'm wearing is Color Club's Fashion Addict. I should probably post pictures and I probably will another time...

But I just want to say how wonderful it looks on my newly chewed off nubbins. It looks fabulous! It's a light purple that leans sort of pink. But here's the kicker, it's a holo! A wonderful holo. :D It applies wonderfully. Please go google the swatches. :)

So this is my first flakie and I absolutely LOVE it. Applied like most glitters do. I also did another mani the next day with Zoya Kelly and a matte topcoat that turned out wonderful enough for me to wear second day. :)

These are from L-R: Cajun Shrimp, Monsooner or Later, Dutch Tulips, and Kennebunk-Port.

Under fluorescent lighting.

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Fluorescent lighting

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All of these colors are very opaque and wonderful colors. I actually like the OPI wide brush for it's semi stiffness and controllability.

OH! And if you're wondering why some bottles are covered in polish, my mom dropped my polishes when we moved last year and we suffered 2 OPI causalities. :( I never got around to meticulously cleaning every bottle...maybe one day. :)

But alas there is hope! When I come back I want to do a nail polish collection (possibly?)

I'm also thinking of doing the colors I think I'll wear most this fall and a nail routine (base coat, remover, top coat, etc) I'll probably do a few reviews on some things I've been using (It's a 10 products and some drugstore makeup) But other than that I'm really excited to get back into the blogging world. I missed being up to date on what's new. :)

Wednesday, September 7, 2011

Here are just a few nail designs I did this summer that I didn't show because I was being lameee. lol

This is Rimmel's Wild Orchid with Color Club's Wild at Heart for the stripes.

I used the Konad m57 plate or the only Konad plate I have. :(

Funny story behind this mani actually. I only had half boxes of each design left so I decided to do an alternating mani. It was really cute. These are the Sally Hansen stickers in Girl Flower and Wild Child (?)

This was way deep into my obsession with Rimmel's Wild Orchid.

The other color I used was Rimmel's English Rose. Both apply soooo smooth. They have a stiff brush that I love to death. The mani was freehand so it's way messy. OH! And I used China Glaze's Fairy Dust for the holo glitter on the tips.

This is OPI's Gargantuan Green Grape with Wet n' Wild's Black as the stripes.

It felt just like summer with this on my nails.

This is using the Konad m57 plate as well.

This is Hard Candy's Beetle with Wet 'n Wild's Black as the spots.

I promise it looked way better than this. I wish I'd have gotten a better shot. (>_<)

This is using the Konad m57 plate.

This was my first ever diagonal mani! And I was so excited to show that it looked good that I didn't even clean up my nails to take the picture. lol

But it's Zoya's Savita as the purple and Color Club's Revvvolution for the holo polish on the tips. I used a black striper to paint on the black lines (and cover mistakes) And voila!

THIS is Zoya's Ali which this picture does no justice.

Ali is the most beautiful neon pink a girl could ever own!

I smudged the design being to eager to be done. (>_<)

But this is using my bundle monster plate BM223

I got bundle monster plates for my birthday so be on the lookout for more nail art! Until next time fellow nail fiends. Go forth and be polished! :)

This is Posh from the 2009 MatteVelvet Fall collection. She is soon to be discontinued. :(

But check out these gorgeous pictures before she's gone! :)

This is just one coat! She's a one coat wonder!

Might be my new go to for fast and out the door.

Here's two coats. Still matte and fabulous.

I was literally swooning over this color mid-application.

And are you ready for this? Top coat! Simply spectacular!

So glossy, red and wonderful.

I use Out the Door top coat by the way. It's one of my faves.

I just can't get over how pretty this is. I can barely keep my composure while typing this. lol

Closer up. I'd do macro shots but I've been taking all this pictures on my iphone. :(

But do you see that shimmer almost pulling pink? It's awesome!

Verdict? I'd say if you're looking for a polish that is great for fall and looking good matte and glossy look no further. I love all the Zoya mattevelvets I have. They apply like no matte I've ever used before. Savita and Veruschka are both wonderful. I may do post on them soon. ;)

Monday, September 5, 2011

This is Yara from Zoya's Smoke and Mirrors collection. And it's gorgeousss. I've already put her on twice since I got her a week ago. And that is RARE. lol

But Yara is one of those green colors I gravitate to because I love olives and drab greens.

And do you see those micro gold flakies??? :D

Neeka is definitely a great color to compliment Yara. They have the same types of undertones and flakies. And Neeka is a very pretty umm grape soda purple? I'm not good at describing colors. But she is soooo pretty. :)